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BlueAlpha1
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Some of you gentlemen know my situation already. Long story in a few sentences, I went into a shell of unproductivity and depression that lasted from January 2015 until very recently. It was pathetic. For most of 20 months, I wasn't working, was in and out of relatives' houses, didn't get laid, driving a sh*t car, had ballooned up to 206 pounds (at 5'9"), and was sleeping until 1-2 pm every day.
Fast cut to today.
I have my own place again, which I like a lot. It's a good value and is easy on the eyes, when I (eventually) bring a chick back here.
I am now working for a Fortune 100 company at a salary + commission gig. The senior trainers are advertising their "top reps" make $85,000 a year. I think that's a big lie, but you essentially have to make $41,500 to keep your job the way the commission is set up. I think 50-52k is a reachable goal.
Obviously, I am getting up at a much more productive hour of the day again.
I STILL NEED WORK IN:
Losing weight. I'm still tipping the scales at 197-198 lb. At my height, I need to be in the 175 range. The last time I was in that range was in 2011, and I was wearing a medium and getting buckets of female attention. Since then I've ranged from 194-206. It is SO HARD to lose this pesky 20 ****ing pounds.
Getting a better ride: I am going to look at what kind of commission I'm taking in come January. There is a period from October-December where I'll be paid 7 times in 9 weeks. During that time I'm going to make a large credit card payment, and if I can't justify buying a luxury ride by winter, I will defer to April and do it then.
Women. I am still being an introverted tool, not approaching, and watching too much porn. Can't seem to break this spell yet as I'm still not completely in order.
Also want to ask you guys another question - one of the benefits of the company is a tuition reimbursement program. They even have a unique contract with one online school where the school will actually defer payment until after your coursework. If you get a B or better, the company pays.
There are 4 semesters, 11 weeks long each, and a Masters degree is 12 courses. If I take 2 courses per semester, I can graduate with the Masters in 1.5 years. If I take 1 course per semester, it will take 3 years. I am not sure what to do, if anything at all. I'm working FT, so is 2 graduate classes too much at a time? The adviser seemed to think so. On the flip side, by taking only 1 class, I'm committing to 3 years with this company in order to finish the degree. Based on my track record, 1.5 years is easily doable, but 3 years is a long term commitment if things don't go right.
If you asked me what exactly I plan to do with this degree I couldn't even tell you. I wouldn't even consider going back to school unless it resembled a "free" education, as this sort of does. All I can say is that a Masters degree is rare and by itself is a huge resume boost (only 9% of the workforce has one) and that the potentiality of taking high level business courses now will help me when I want to run my own hospitality business 5 years from now. I also think just being enrolled in coursework for a Masters degree will be a huge motivator in other areas. It will be a reflection of having really turned this around...
Calling @Tenacity ...
Fast cut to today.
I have my own place again, which I like a lot. It's a good value and is easy on the eyes, when I (eventually) bring a chick back here.
I am now working for a Fortune 100 company at a salary + commission gig. The senior trainers are advertising their "top reps" make $85,000 a year. I think that's a big lie, but you essentially have to make $41,500 to keep your job the way the commission is set up. I think 50-52k is a reachable goal.
Obviously, I am getting up at a much more productive hour of the day again.
I STILL NEED WORK IN:
Losing weight. I'm still tipping the scales at 197-198 lb. At my height, I need to be in the 175 range. The last time I was in that range was in 2011, and I was wearing a medium and getting buckets of female attention. Since then I've ranged from 194-206. It is SO HARD to lose this pesky 20 ****ing pounds.
Getting a better ride: I am going to look at what kind of commission I'm taking in come January. There is a period from October-December where I'll be paid 7 times in 9 weeks. During that time I'm going to make a large credit card payment, and if I can't justify buying a luxury ride by winter, I will defer to April and do it then.
Women. I am still being an introverted tool, not approaching, and watching too much porn. Can't seem to break this spell yet as I'm still not completely in order.
Also want to ask you guys another question - one of the benefits of the company is a tuition reimbursement program. They even have a unique contract with one online school where the school will actually defer payment until after your coursework. If you get a B or better, the company pays.
There are 4 semesters, 11 weeks long each, and a Masters degree is 12 courses. If I take 2 courses per semester, I can graduate with the Masters in 1.5 years. If I take 1 course per semester, it will take 3 years. I am not sure what to do, if anything at all. I'm working FT, so is 2 graduate classes too much at a time? The adviser seemed to think so. On the flip side, by taking only 1 class, I'm committing to 3 years with this company in order to finish the degree. Based on my track record, 1.5 years is easily doable, but 3 years is a long term commitment if things don't go right.
If you asked me what exactly I plan to do with this degree I couldn't even tell you. I wouldn't even consider going back to school unless it resembled a "free" education, as this sort of does. All I can say is that a Masters degree is rare and by itself is a huge resume boost (only 9% of the workforce has one) and that the potentiality of taking high level business courses now will help me when I want to run my own hospitality business 5 years from now. I also think just being enrolled in coursework for a Masters degree will be a huge motivator in other areas. It will be a reflection of having really turned this around...
Calling @Tenacity ...
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